Under bench saw for cutting various sections of wood



July 4, 1950 M. F. HORTON 2,513,873

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UNDER BENCH SAW FOR CUTTING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF WOOD Filed April 6, 1946 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 39 3 Inventor Ma coZrrz Z'f/orzon, 2/ 32 Patented July 4, 1950 UNDER BENCH SAW FOR CUTTING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF WOOD Malcolm F. Horton, Goldthwaite, Tex.

Application April 6, 1946, Serial No. 660,197

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in bench saws, and more particularly to an under bench saw, in which a power saw is mounted and operates under a bench, so as to travel back and forth for cross-cutting with sufficient travel to out various sections of wood, to tilt to any angle from 90 through 45 and at the same time may be rotated in an angle of 360 for crosscutting long boards at any angle and for ripping long boards.

Another object of the invention is to provide an under bench power saw in which a motor driven saw is mounted upon a circular rotatable support at one end of a bench provided with means for moving the same back and forth and setting the same at any desired angle between 90 and 45 and at the same time rotated through an are or circle of 360 for cross-cutting long boards at any angle, or used for ripping long boards, and so that various stock materials may be used to manufacture the same with bearings permitting its easy manipulation to efficiently and quickly cut wood as desired for construction and other work.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a universal under bench saw constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the rotating table provided for the saw.

Figure 3 is an edge view of the device shown in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is an end view of a carriage employed in connection with the device.

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional elevation showing the carriage mounted in position.

Figure '7 is an enlarged vertical sectional view showing the manner of supporting the carriage.

Figure 8 is an end view of the device shown in Figure 7 looking toward the right.

Figure 9 is a vertical sectional view at rightangles to Figure 6.

Figure 10 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view showing the manner of slidably supporting and clamping the saw unit in position.

Figure 11 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken at right angles to Figure 9, on line I l--l l, and

Figure 12 is a plan view of the structure shown in Figure 11, and as seen in Figure 9 with the table omitted;

Figure 13 (Sheet 1) is a sectional detail view ments.

showing a part of the table clamp assembly, and

Figure 14 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line I l-I l of Figure 2 and in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawings in detail, in which like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the universal under bench saw is shown applied to a bench l5 of elongated form supported on legs It, said legs being connected by cross-braces l1 and adapted to fold under the table or bench. At one end of the bench, the latter is provided with a circular opening l8 recessed in stepped relation to receive a rotatable circular table 19 designed to turn in a complete circle or an angle of 360. This table comprises a top 29 provided with a spaced parallel pair of runners 2! on the under side thereof made of square shafting set with corners upwardly and suspended by strap irons 22 from beneath a lower portion of the table offset inwardly as at 23 (see Figure 9), the strap irons being welded to angle irons 24. These angle irons are bolted to the circular table top 2!! made of hard ply wood or other suitable material, with a one-half inch offset around the edge thereof and mated to the corresponding offset recess in the top of the bench, a full circle or 360. A clamp or screw 25 is provided to lock the table top'in position. On saws designed for an 8 blade, the diameter of the circular table is and works in an opening 32" in diameter with a bench about 10" long, although these dimensions are not restricted, and may be changed or altered according to the require- The strap irons 22 (Figures 3 and 4) are welded to the runners or tracks 2| and the angle irons 24 are bolted to the table top 2|] as indicated at 26. Curved angle irons 2B are secured to the bottom surface of the circular table I9 to give added support to the circular table top. A strap iron 29 extends horizontally between the tracks or angle irons 24 and serves as the brace and support for a throat block 30 also fastened to the top. The offset 23 serves as a support for the entire table top unit I!) as it rests upon the mated offset in the bench or table for the full 360 or circle to be locked in position by the clamp or screw 25 between block 39 and angle iron 28 to clamp the same together as seen in Figure 13.

Another unit of the device is a carriage unit 3! consisting of an angle iron frame 32 with the flanges extending vertically at the inside and horizontally outwardly and having vertically adjustable bearing brackets 33 on the frame 32 which are bent outwardly at their lower ends asat 34 to engage the tracks or runners 2| of rectangular cross-section supported with the corners upwardly as heretofore described. Bearings support rollers 35 of V-form adapted to run up the slack inthe belt 38.

the plates 53 maybe turned in "the segmental flanged plates 52 as 'guides, toset the saw at the disposed on the axles 38 of the rollers as indicated at 39 to permit easy movement thereof without undue friction. Fiber slides 40 are held in position by bolts 4! and are adjustably mounted by nuts 12 to prevent shimmy of the carriage. They may be located in any convenient position. The side 43 (Fig. of the carriage ismade'of strap iron instead of angle iron to provide forward clearance for the saw indicated at 44 journaled in a bearing 45 andmounted on a shaft 46 carrying a pulley ll" by which" it isdriven from a belt 38 trained thereon-and a'rounda' pulley 42 on an electric motor Ei'lsupportedby ahanger 5| from carriage 3i. Fragmentaryguides' 52 of segmental form (Figs. 5 and 6) having a flange or rim52' around"the circumferential portion thereof, provide a method of locking the unit of the motor with 'the unitof the table at any desired angle 'when turned thereon between 90 and 45. The motor and mandrel supported by the hanger 5i 'h'aveside plates 53" grooved at 53' '(Fig. 1%) 'on-thesameradius as the guides 52 and designed to take the flanges or lips 52 thereof, which fitinto the spaces between the plates 53 and the jaws t i'of-a clamp connected by a re 55 and operable'byahand wheel 58 to clamp the swarm in position. A channel iron 5? (Figures '6,'9 and 11) connects the 9 also) thereof with a section 6t hinged thereto as at 61, so as to lift the same out of position, or this may serve as a rip guide; or any other suitable form of rip guides, for-"ripping lumber longitudinally or lengthwise, may be provided. This guide may be braced as by a guard 63 (see Fig. Also, the movable carriage 31 may be "operated to'move on tracks or runners 21 by an inverted L-shaped member 69 having a handle grip H! for this purpose above the bench, said armiit being operatively connected at its lower 1 end to the outer end of an adjusting rod H explates 53; said "channel being disposed with 1 62 carried by a plate 53 adjacent thereto, so

as to adjust the saw up and down and also take As before stated,

desired angle or radius. Adoublebend in the angle iron or lever 88, indicated atSS (Fig. 12) near the saw, gives a greater distance" between the hinge points or pivots 6!, the saw being fixed to shaft 46 journalled in bearing 65 mounted on the angle iron levers 69 to move up and down therewith for adjustment by the screw 58 as described and levers are connected across the top at the pivot end by the plate 62' and the angle bar levers 69 carry the angle irons 64 adjustably suspending a hanger '51 which supports the motor 51 the levers '60 thus being reenforced intermediately 'by angle irons 64 (see Figure 11). Slots are provided in hanger 5! as indicated at 5! to adjust the belt tension. Also, the saw unit is lifted from the table merely by loosening the hand wheel 56 to release the clamps 54 which normally hold the saw unit in position.

The bench or elongated rectangular table 15 (Fig. 1) may be provided as a standard work bench' with the rotatable table or circular support for the saw in position to be turned as described, and provided with a removable crosscutguide 65 running centrally and longitudinally tending horizontally beneath the table and a trackfil and attached at and supported by an arm 73 depending from the carriage 3| to move the same in either direction as more particularly shown in Figures'fi and 11 of the drawings.

The unit is light and compact and may be easily handled tocut the wood conveniently under the bench operated by the motor or other power, and to permit the same to travel back'and'forth for cross-cutting with sufficient travel to cut a- 2 x 12', and to tilt at any anglefrom through -.5'and at the same time to be rotated through an angle of 360 for cross-cutting long boards at any angleand for ripping'long 'boards.

While in the foregoing there "has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is 'to be understood that minor changes in thedetai-ls of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be'resorted to'witho'ut departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim is:

A universal underbench'saw including a'bench, said bench having an opening therein, :a table rotatably mounted in theopening, horizontally aligned tracks beneath the table, a; carriage: having rollers movably mounted upon'said tra'cks, means for adjusting the carriage horizontally from above the bench, a saw'unit detachably suspended beneath said carriage'for angular adjustment laterally, a saw rotatably carried thereby,

amotor supported beneath said carriagein'the saw unit' and having drive connection with 'the saw, said saw unit having side plates, a lever 'pivoted theretoat one end and-supporting a-=saw, means for adjusting said lever to raise'or' lower the saw, a motor supported beneath said c'arriage in the sawunitand having ajbeltdriven connection with'the saw, movement of saidlever serving to tighten said belt, clamping: jawscooperating with said plates,means for clamping said saw unit between said plates and'j'awszor-for releasing the same, means for adjusting'said table in an angle'of 360 and means'for adjusting 'the'saw unit 'angularly'with' respect to the'ta'ble.

' -MALCOLM F. HORTON.

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